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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tel•e•phone /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/USA pronunciation n., v., -phoned, -phon•ing. n. - TelecommunicationsAlso called phone. a device, system, or process for sending sound or speech to a distant point, esp. by an electric device: [countable]There were no telephones on the highway.[uncountable* often: by + ~]See if we can reach him by telephone.
v. - Telecommunicationsto send (a message) by telephone to (someone);
phone: [~ + object]They telephoned her with the news.[~ + object + object]They telephoned her the message.[~ + that clause]She telephoned that there had been an accident.[no object]They telephoned ahead with the news.
tel•e•phon•er, n. [countable]See -phon-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tel•e•phone (tel′ə fōn′),USA pronunciation n., v., -phoned, -phon•ing. n. - Telecommunicationsan apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, esp. by an electric device.
v.t. - Telecommunicationsto speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.
- Telecommunicationsto send (a message) by telephone.
v.i. - Telecommunicationsto send a message by telephone.
Also, phone. tel′e•phon′er, n. |